EDITORIAL
This is Just the beginning…
VISION
Towards Co-operative Relationship between Government and Citizens
Interview: Wajahat Habibullah, Chief Information Commissioner, Government of India
Next Three Years will be the Years of State MMPs
Interview: R Chandrashekahar, Additional Secretary, e-Governance, Department of IT, Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India
e-Governance- The Strongest Tool for Advancement
Interview: J Satyanarayana, CEO, National Institute of Smart Governnent
A Long Term Partner
Interview: Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
e-Governance in India- Challenges and Opportunities
Prof S Sadagopan, Founder Director, IIIT, Bangalore
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Neel Ratan, Executive Director, Pricewaterhouse Coopers India
Innovations- The Starting Point for Change
Interview: Prof M S Swaminathan, Chairman, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation
EXPERT-SPEAK
e-Government in Developing Countries
Nagy K. Hanna, Senior International Development Strategy Consultant
Empowerment through ICT
Interview: Oleg Petrov, Programme Coordinator, e-Development Thematic Group, World Bank
The Future of e-Government
Gianluca Misuraca, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Ten Practical Online Steps for Government Support of Democracy
Steven Clift, Chair, e-Democracy.org
NEGP: CORE INFRASTRUCTURE: COMMON SERVICE CENTRE
Aiming to Service the Citizens at their Door-steps
Interview: Syedain Abbasi, Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of
Communications and IT, Goverment of India
NEGP: CORE INFRASTRUCTURE: STATE WIDE AREA NETWORK
A Seamless Converged Communications Network
Interview: Ashis Sanyal, Senior Director, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of
Communications and IT, Goverment of India
Helping Create Connected Governments
Interview: Nagendra Venkaswamy, Managing Director, Juniper Networks, India and South Asia Region
NEGP: CORE INFRASTRUCTURE :STATE DATA CENTRE
State Data Centre: Back Bone for Service Delivery
Interview: S P Singh, Sr Director, Department of IT, Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India
Facilitating Intelligent Information Infrastructure
Interview: Manoj Chugh, President, EMC, India and SAARC
Leveraging on Technical Innovation
Ajay Ahuja, Senior IT Architect, Sun Microsystems India Pvt. Ltd.
Ensuring Business Continuity
Interview: Sandeep Nair, Managing Director, Emerson Network Power India Pvt. Ltd.
Central Mission Mode Project: MCA 21s
INTEGRATED PROJECT: INDIA PORTAL
Single-window Access to Government Information and Services
Interview: Neeta Verma, Senior Technical Director, National Informatics Centrea
NEGP > E-PANCHAYAT
Towards Electronic Governance at Village Level
Interview: Rajwant Sandhu, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development
INDUSTRY-SPEAK
Focusing on Institutionalising e-Governance
Interview: Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Vice President & Head, Global Government Industry Group, TCS
Go for National Level Projects
Interview: Satish Kaushal, Country Manager- Government and Education, IBM India
India Must Lead the Open Source Movement
Interview: Nandu Pradhan, President and Managing Director, Red Hat India
Simplifying Information Technology
Interview: Ranjan Anandan, Vice President and General Manager, Dell India
Providing End-to-end e-Government Solutions/Services
Interview: Prakash Rane, Managing Director, ABM Knowledgeware Ltd.
We Want the Government to Start working on Next Phase of NeGP
Interview: Jaijit Bhattarcharya, Country Director, Government Strategy, Sun Microsystems
India, Pvt.Ltd.
Need for Comprehensive Security
Interview: Digvijay Singh Chudasama, VP-Sales, Cyberoam
Improving Work Processes, Impacting Productivity
Interview: Princy Bhatnagar, Director, Xerox India
State-Speak
Andhra Pradesh : Connectivity Down to Village Level Necessary for e-Readiness
Interview: Suresh Chanda, Secretary, IT, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Chattisgarh : Chattisgarh has Several Firsts to Its Credit
Interview: Aman Kumar Singh, Secretary-in-Incharge (IT) and CEO, ChiPS, Government of Chattisgarh
Gujarat : Key Infrastructure in Place for e-Governance
Interview: Raj Kumar, Secretary, IT, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat
Jharkhand : Committed to Provide Host of Government Services to Citizens
Interview: R S Sharma, Principal Secretary, Information Technology Department, Government of Jharkhand
Karnataka : Setting New Benchmarks in Delivery of Government Services
Interview: M N Vidyashankar, Principal Secretary to Government, Department of IT, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka
Kerala : Leader in e-Readiness
Interview: Dr. Ajay Kumar, Secretary, IT, Government of Kerala
Madhya Pradesh : From Less Paper Governance to e-Governance
Interview: Anurag Jain, Secretary IT, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Meghalaya : We Have Open Doors for Private Players
Interview: Anoop Kumar Srivastava, Principal Secretary to Government of Meghalaya, Information Technology and Health and Family Welfare Departments
Nagaland : We Involve the Local Community
Interview: Abhishek Singh, Secretary IT, Government of Nagaland
Rajasthan : Moving Steady on the Path of e-Governance
Interview: C K Mathew, Principal Secretary, IT, Government of Rajasthan
Sikkim : Touching the Lives of Citizens
Interview: M G Kiran, Secretary, IT, Government of Sikkim
Tamil Nadu ” Infrastructure for e-Governance Service Delivery Firmly in Place
Interview: Dr C Chandramouli, Secretary, IT, Government of Tamil Nadu
CONNECTIVITY: VISION
Secure Connections in Challenging Environments
Interview: Subodh Vardhan, Director Sales and Country Head (Government and Public Safety), Motorola India
TRENDS
Connecting the Next 500 Million- Challenges and Opportunities
Nandita Krishna, Frost & Sullivan, South Asia & Middle East
EVENT DIARY
GK3- An Event on the Future
Samia Melhem, Chair, e-Development Thematic Group, World Bank